Gymnastics at the 1912 Summer Olympics
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| Dates | 6-15 July 1912 |
Four gymnastics events for men were contested at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. No women's competitions were held, though women did participate in non-competitive gymnastic displays. Including the displays, the events were held between 6 and 15 July 1912. All events took place in the Olympiastadion.
Amateur definitions
The definition for the gymnastic competitions was:
An amateur is one:
- who has never, for pecuniary gain, taken part in a public competition or display;
- who has never taken part in a competition for money prizes;
- who, in all other respects, is an amateur according to the rules of his own country.
Gymnastic teachers and leaders, even though they receive payment as such, are regarded as amateurs.
Medal summary
Participating nations
A total of 249 gymnasts from 12 nations competed at the Stockholm Games:
Bohemia (1)
Denmark (49)
Finland (24)
France (6)
Great Britain (23)
Germany (18)
Hungary (17)
Italy (18)
Luxembourg (19)
Norway (46)
Russia (4)
Sweden (24)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Italy (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Display
Women did participate in non-competitive gymnastic displays.
References
- ^ Bergvall, Erik, ed. (1913). The Fifth Olympiad: The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912. Stockholm: Swedish Olympic Committee. p. 64.
- ^ "Gymnastics at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ Bergvall, Erik, ed. (1913). The Fifth Olympiad: The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912. Stockholm: Swedish Olympic Committee. p. 64.
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